Singapore
A SHARP rebound in private home sales in both primary and secondary markets in the third quarter underpinned continued gains in the official private home price index, but it was a different story in the leasing market.
Private housing rents in Singapore continued to soften in Q3 2020, albeit at a slower clip, while vacancies rose
The Urban Redevelopment Authority's latest data shows that private home rents in Singapore fell 0.5 per cent quarter-on- quarter in Q3, a smaller decline versus the 1.2 per cent decrease in the previous quarter.
The vacancy rate of completed private housing units rose to 6.2 per cent as at end-Q3 from 5.4 per cent in the previous quarter, despite relatively low...